September 26, 2020

Ordinary Creatures

Saturday Critters
 
The first picture is from my trail camera. A deer strolls along the lake.


The little snail in the second picture is an ordinary fellow. It was slim pickings this week. I didn't even get any bird shots other than the great blue heron that I showed on Wednesday. (But he was a beauty!)

Here's a poster warning of an invasive insect that is new to our area: the spotted lanternfly. 

Next we have an insect or two on a coneflower.


Our last two photos are of farm animals. The horse looks rather coy to me!

The cow is just doing what cows do: eating in a field. She looked up briefly when I pulled over to take a picture. 

 

14 comments:

  1. One of these days I'm just going to ride with you!

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    1. You should! Well, as soon as the Covid rate goes down.

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  2. Beautiful photos! I like the farm animals.

    I hope you delete the post by a spammer. What a jerk!

    be well... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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    1. Yes, I reported it as spam but that didn't delete it like it used to. So I came back later and deleted it. What a nuisance!

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  3. Hello,
    I love the farm animals, the horse and cow are beautiful. The deer is a great capture, they are lovely critters. I have never heard of the Spotted Lanternfly. Beautiful shots. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Enjoy your day, I wish you a happy new week ahead. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

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  4. Hello. The first photo is so beautiful. Lovely photos of horse and cow.
    Take care.

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  5. I enjoy your photos no matter what the subject, but I am so glad you told me that was a snail!

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  6. Wonderful picture of the deer. It seems that the horse was still sleeping :-))) Thanks for sharing pictures of your environs

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  7. Absolutely stunning the Deer, and the horse is beautiful.

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  8. The deer is gorgeous and the snail, well it's a snail but cute. :) Nice captures, Linda and have a wonderful day.

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  9. The deer is very pretty. And I'm afraid we have that bug here...or something that looks like it. Enjoy your week!

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  10. The horse looks sleepy to me, but maybe that’s because I am! Oh joy, another invasive species to watch out for! Cheez... could we have any more problems ! (That bug is probably in Florida too. By now, everything seems to thrive there!

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  11. The farm animals do make good company.

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